The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
REPUBLICAN CoNvENTIoN.

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A Full Convention and Full Ticket.
The Republicans of Carroll held primaries
last Saturday, which were largely attended,
and q county convention on Monday. Every
district was represented, and there was large
attendance of politicians from all parts OF the
county. There was larger attendance than
for some years past, and more interest in the
proceedings.
W. L. Seabrook, chairman of the County
Central Committee called the meeting to or
der, and proposed David Rinehart, of Union
Bridge, for chairman, A. A. Roop, OF New
Windsor, for secretary, and Samuel Little, OF
i Freedom, for assistant secretary, who were
chosen without dissent.
A committee on credentials and permanent
organization were appointed as follows, one
from each district in the order named-James
C. Gait. VIM H. Huffman, DIR. j. s. Marshall,
A. 7. Buckingham, W. H. Paynter, George
Gummel, John I. Anders, VIM. s. Wooden,
Dennis C. Doty, Samuel Fuss, F. j. Devilbiss,
Chas. G. Miller. The committee reported
through John T. Anders, chairman, that the
temporary officers be made permanent, and
that they found the credentials correct. The
report was adopted.
On motion, Samuel Roop, Louis Shriver
and William II. Paynter were appointed
committee on order of nominations, who re-
ported as follows: Senate, House of Delegates,
Orphans Court, County Commissioners, Coun.
ty Treasurer, States Attorney, Sheriff and
| County Surveyor.
Nominations being in order, p. B. Englar
nominated H. NJ. Clabaugh for Senator, and
asked unanimous endorsement by the con-
vention Several seconds were simultaneous
| ly given, and the nomination was declared
unanimous with shout, followed by applause
Nominations for the House of Delegates
were passed, and Emanuel Formwalt, OF I'm,
iontown district; George w. Horner, OF
Woolery's; Benjamin Poole, of Middleburg;
Marshall G. Shaw, of Uniontown district;
w. W. Pickett, of franklin district; and
| George Gummel. of Manchester district, were
placed in nomination for Orphans Court
Judges.
! For Sheriff, Lewis H. Knox nominated
| George N Fringer, of Westminster district,
and asked that he be chosen by reclamation,
which was done, and three rousing cheers
were given ''for the next sheriff of Carroll
county," as Mr.. Knox proposed. John L.
Cassell, of Westminster district, was also
chosen by reclamation for County Surveyor.
A recess was taken at 1890 until p. M,
when the convention reconvened. The con-
yention Immediately proceeded to the work
of making nominations.
For House of Delegates Chas. G. Miller, of
| Union Bridge district; DR.. Henry T.; Nelson
of Westminster; George P. Pannebaker, of
Manchester district; John II. Mitten, of
Westminster; Thomas j. Hunt, and William
S. Wooden, of Hampstead district, were
placed in nomination. Messrs. Wooden and
Mitten declined, and Miller, Nelson, Panne-
baker and Hunt were chosen by reclamation.
For Orphans Court there was sharp con-
test. The slate was Emanuel Formwalt,
Geo. W. Horner and Benjamin Poole, but
the friends of other aspirants stuck to their
flvorites. and three ballots were necessary to
settle the nominations, and the slate was
broken. The first ballot resulted-Emanuel
Formwalt 20, George W. Horner 34i, Benja-
min Poole 81, Marshall G.. Shaw 1Oa, William
W. Pickett III, George Gummel 26f.
Messrs. Poole and Horner received the nee
essary votes and were declared elected. The
second ballot resulted in Formwalt 18, Shaw
%. Picket 10 and Gummel %. There still
being no choice for the third candidate,
a third ballot became necessary. Before 1t
was taken Formwalt and Shaw were with
drawn, leaving the field to Pickett and Gum
mel and the vote was Sc for Gummel and
| for Pickett.
For County Commissioners, Wesley P.
| Gosnell was Withdrawn, and only Robert U.
Mckinney, Elias o. Garner and David Cover
being left, they were chosen by reclamation
For County Treasurer Levi N. Snader was
the only person placed IN nomination, ana
| ne was cuOSeH ny DECENTRALIZATION.
For States Attorney the name of Isaac E.
Pearson was Withdrawn, and the first ballot
resulted in a choice of W. L. Seabrook, who
received 81 votes to for Joseph D. Brooks.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Taneytown Distriet-Wm. E. Bowers, ID.
M. Clabaugh, p B. Englar, Jas. G. Gait and
Jno. NJ Fisher.
Uniontown district-Edward Christ, Fran
els Williams, H. II. Brough, Simon T. Wea-
yer and Jno. S. Devilbiss Jr.
Myers district-Dr. ]. S. Marshal, Martin
Yingling, Samuel W. Erb, VIM. +. Burgoon
/ and Nelson Bankert
| A. Barnes, Lewis Seip, WIN. Lester and JOS
hua NJ. Williams.
Freedom dstriet-SamuelL l.. Little, Fletch-
err A. Bale, VIM. H. Paynter, Wesley +.
Barnes and Asa Hepner.
| Manchester district-Alfred c. Bachman,
Noah Brown, Geo. Gummel, Philip Seip
and Geo. w. Barber.
Westminster district. E. Pearson, d.
l.. Farrar, John T. Anders, Samuel Roop
| and Geo. Stouch.
HAMPSTEAD district-Jno. W. Gill, 2. +.
| Sharrer, VIM. S. Wooden, Jos. Brummel and
L. Clayton Turner,
Franklin district-Wesley P. Gosnell, E.
A. Zile, D. C. Douty, Z. A. Barnes. A. P.
Frizzell Theo. Hoffman, VIM. W. Pickett,
David Cover, d. N. McQuay and Beal Cos
nell,
uel Fuss, DR.. Jacob Roop, Edward l.. Root
and F. 7. Bireiy.
New Windsor districts. S. Ecker, A. A.
Roop, A. D. Bowers, Frank j. peyilhiss and
Winfield S. Drach.
! Union Bridge district-Chas. G. Miller,
Harevy F. Caylor, VIM. Wood, David Rine-
| hart and Jno W. Cook
| COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEES.
The members of the new County Central
Committee are as followsi
Taneytown district-P. B. Englar, FL. M.
Clabaugh, Levi D. Reid.
Uniontown distriet-Thos. F, Shepherd,
H. Troutfelter and NJ. G. Shaw.
Myers district-Dr. j. s. Marshall, Aaron
Burgoon, Samuel W. Erb.
Woolery's district-A. I. Buckingham,
VIM. Leister, VIM. S. Gambler.
Freedom dstrict-Samuel l.. Little, Asa
Hepner, f. L. Cresswell.
Manchester district-George Gummel, Geo.
| P. Pannebaker, Nelson Warehime.
Westminster district. E. Pearson, ID.
l.. Farrar, Jno. G. Skunk, Jno. L. Anders,
Jno. II. Mitten, J. Edwin Weaver.
Hampstead district-Whitfeld Stansbury,
Albert Ebaugh, l.. c. Turner.
! Franklin district Wesley z. Gosnell, ID.
l.. Pickett, Dennis C. Douty.
Middleburg district Geo. W. Wilson, J.
D. Engle, DR.. Jacob Roop.
New Windsor district Gustavus Barnes,
Chas. C. Engle, w. S. Drach.
Union Bridge district GranvilleS. Haines.
VIM. Wood w. r. Zumbrum.
After the convention the Committee organ
lied BIZ electing l. L. Pearson, Esq, of West
minister, president Jno. FL. Mitten, secretary,
and Jno T. Anders, treasurer, and ordered
that meeting of the members and candidates
be held at the Sentinel Office in Westminster,
on Monday morning next, at 10 o'clock.
Proceedings of the Orphans Court.
Monday. October 10.-Dr, j. w. Herring,
executor of Nelson Mitten, deceased, returned
inventory of goods and chattels, and received
order to sell part of goods and chattels and
| order to notify creditors